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Sheriff's Report | An injured eagle, burnt shoe and the fear of time travelers

The following items are 9-1-1 calls to the Island County Sheriff’s Office, south precinct.

Friday, Feb. 14

3:03 a.m. — A caller on Cherry Street looked outside and noticed her vehicle was gone. The car is owned outright and no one else has access or permission to drive it.

10:47 a.m. — A caller on Maxwelton and Swede Hill roads reported four horses in the roadway.

Saturday, Feb. 15

10:25 a.m. — A caller on Wells Road reported that a neighbor’s front door was open and the home had been “obviously” burglarized.

12:44 p.m. — A caller at a Freeland grocery store reported a male in a burgundy baseball cap, burgundy sweatshirt and grey sweat bottoms beating up his mom.

4:10 p.m. — A caller at Freeland Park reported an injured eagle in the water directly out from boat launch by the sailboats.

6:21 p.m. — A caller on Humphrey Road reported a friend is having a complete breakdown in front of the house. The woman has “lost her mind” and is pacing up and down the street, screaming at everyone.

7:25 p.m. — A caller on Smugglers Cove Road reported a power outage and needs help finding a flashlight. She tripped and fell, and though not injured, she needs assistance locating the flashlight due to the power loss.

10:05 p.m. — A caller on Camano Avenue reported the Langley Middle School bell has been going off for the past 30 minutes.

Sunday, Feb. 16

2:58 a.m. — A caller on Camano Avenue reported the Langley Middle School bell is still going off. Multiple calls.

1:15 p.m. — A caller on Cedar Cove Lane requested an ambulance for her son, who was withdrawing from heroin.

8:53 p.m. — A call from Hunter Lane: dispatcher reports open line and buttons being pushed, hearing, “Don’t throw it at me” with laughing in the background and singing “monkey in the middle.”

11:55 p.m. — A caller on Classic Road reported his neighbor put a Nike shoe in his wood stove, and it’s now stinking up the neighborhood.

Monday, Feb. 17

3:47 a.m. — A caller on Garden Lane reported she let her son borrow her vehicle two days ago and he has not returned it.

Tuesday, Feb. 18

1:11:42 p.m. — A caller on Highway 525 reported her 14-year-old daughter was assaulted near a Bayview grocery store.

2:30 p.m. — A caller on Fallview Lane said a friend told her the night before that unless she gave him her car he would kill himself.

2:33 p.m. — A caller reported witnessing a male shoplift from a Freeland hardware store. The caller followed him to a grocery store — suspect is tall and wearing a long coat — but he has since left.

3:11 p.m. — A caller on Cedarcrest Avenue inquired if it’s legal to “get rid” of raccoons on his property by different means.

4:35 p.m. — A caller on Passage View Lane reported an elderly man wanders the neighborhood and goes into peoples’ yards. Some of the elderly females in the area get nervous about this.

Wednesday, Feb. 19

2:04 p.m. — An elderly female on Columbia Beach Drive said she was trying to reach the building department and kept getting the runaround. She was trying to get a building permit for an elevator in her home. Caller was very upset and said she didn’t need medical, but also said she is paralyzed and no one would help her. She didn’t want the fire department.

4:38 p.m. — A caller on Witter Road reported a neighbor was taking photos while the caller was out taking care of a vineyard. When asked why she was doing that, the woman replied “We are at war.”

3:29 p.m. — A caller on Heggenes Road reported two males wearing camouflage clothing in a blue/teal older GMC truck pulled into the driveway. When the caller came out to get a license plate number, they sped away.

Thursday, Feb. 20

9:46 a.m. — A caller on Dead Goat and Bailey roads reported a male subject just showed up at the door with a machete, stating his son was in danger and time travelers may take him away.

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